15.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Isa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Isa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 15.7% of people in Mount Isa report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area one of the healthiest of its kind in the country. Most residents enjoy good health, with over three quarters reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 5.2% of residents, a figure well below both the Queensland and Australian averages. Other common long-term health issues in the area include asthma at 6.4% and diabetes at 2.9%.
5.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Mount Isa, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by only 1.7% of people in Mount Isa. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the 5.8% national figure.
1.7% ▲ +36.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31974/mount-isa/topic/health-disability